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The sources of U.S. electricity production have changed dramatically over the past 15 years and continue to change as the political winds blow in different directions.

(Airs 04/16/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dan Clark, reporter and author of Capitol Confidential for The Times Union, about what’s holding up the state budget, changing the 2019 state climate law, who’s challenging Tom DiNapoli in the race for Comptroller, and much more.

(Airs 04/10/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll talk about what’s holding up the state budget, Brian Fessler from the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) weighs in on the difficulty of meeting zero emission bus requirements, and we’ll talk about child abuse with the Executive Director and Child Advocacy Center Coordinator at the Poughkeepsie-based Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse.

Last year, Congress eliminated the federal tax credit that made electric cars more affordable. As a result, enthusiasm for and interest in electric cars diminished. But the war in Iran has resulted in soaring gasoline prices and suddenly electric cars seem more attractive again.

Plastic pollution continues to wreak havoc on the planet. It can be found everywhere on Earth, from the highest mountain peaks to the deepest parts of the ocean. According to the National Resources Defense Council, nearly ten billion tons of plastic have been produced since the 1950s, with more than half created in just the past 25 years.

(Airs 02/19/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Assemblyman Patrick Carroll, a Democrat, about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, congestion pricing, medical aid in dying, and much more.

People have always relied on natural resources like clean water, forests, soil, biodiversity, and more. According to an estimate by the World Economic Forum, more than half of the world’s gross domestic product is moderately or highly dependent on the environment. Or as one ecologist put it: if there were no nature, there would be no economy.

Once again, the House has passed a version of a bill that would require voters to present proof of citizenship, like a passport or birth certificate, when registering to vote. On this week's 51%, we speak with Wren Orey of the Bipartisan Policy Center about what the "SAVE America Act" would entail, and whether it would impact married women and others who have changed their names. We also speak with the author of You Can't Catch Us about former First Lady Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson, and the trailblazing campaign tour she embarked on to sway southern voters ahead of the 1964 election.

There are around 200,000 glaciers in the world and virtually all of them are melting with the rate accelerating. More than half of the world’s population makes use of meltwater from glaciers and snow for drinking, agriculture, and energy. Nearly 2 billion depend on seasonal glacier melt that supplies rivers and aquifers. This is especially true in Asia and in the Andes.

Hailed by The Booker Prize judges as a 'fierce and philosophical interrogation of human existence,' Charlotte Wood’s 'Stone Yard Devotional' chronicles 'one woman’s inward journey to make sense of the world and her life when conflicts and chaos are abundant in both realms.'